Combined saw jointer



(No Model.)

J. GEHRING.

Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

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JACOB GEHRING, or'nrnenvintn oonnnns,lonio.

COMBINED SAW d OlNTER, S ET, AND GAGE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,609,dated September 25, 1883.

Application filed June 6, 1883. (N0 model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB GEHRING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ridgeville Corners, in the county of Henry and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Saw J ointer, Set, and Gage; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use panying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates toa device for jointsists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fully described, anc specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved saw jointer set, and gage. Fig. 2is a sectional view of the same, showing the manner of using the implement as a jointer and set; and Fig. 3 is a side view of the implement, showing the manner in which it is employed as a gage.

Like letters of reference designate like parts The implement consists of two parts, A A, shaped as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and connected through the body a by a bolt, 1), and nut c, Fig. 3, so as to form the slots d 6. On one edge of the tool is a stationary pin, f, and a set-screw, g, also a thumb-screw, h, having a bifurcated end.

The saw to be jointed is placed in the long slot d, with its teeth resting against a file, B, that is held by the thumb-screw h in an enlargement, i, of said slot. After the teeth of the saw have been jointed or reduced to auniform length by the action of the file, they may have the requisite set imparted to them by represence of two witnesses.

moving the implement, then applying its slotted end 6 to each tooth and bending them to the right and left, respectively. A plug. k, of wood or other suitable material, is placed in the circular recessl at the inner end of the slot 6 to protect the points of the teeth while being set. When the teeth have been set, they are gaged by adjusting the set-screw g and thumb-screw h to the proper relative length with that of the stationary pin f, which is applied to the point of each tooth, as shown in Fig. 3, the screws 9 h resting on the saw-blade in such manner that the bifurcated portion of the thumb-screw h will form a broad bearing the jointing-slot d, serve to give the implement a long bearing upon the sides of the saw in jointing its teeth, and also form a handle when thetool is used as a saw-set or a gage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A combined saw-jointer, set, and gage, consisting of the parts A A, connected by a bolt, 1), and nut c, and provided with a jointing-slot, d, having an enlargement, 2', for receiving a file, a setting-slot, e, plug k, gagepin f, setscrew 5 and a thumb-screw, h, having a bifurcated-end, substantially as shown and described. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in JACOB GEHRING.

VVit-n esses WILLIAM GUHL, HENRY BREDT. 

